and notable achievements in calligraphy and painting. Some Western historians also characterize the Song Dynasty as a “Chinese Renaissance” era. Further reading: Making Thomas Aquinas a saint ...

Since he was young, his interest in philosophy and theology led him to obtain a baccalaureate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical Seminary St. Thomas of Aquinas in Santo Domingo. He was ordained ...

His Eminence, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Has announced the following appointments. Unless otherwise noted, the effective date was June 1, 2024. Pastor (first time) Father Christopher W. Bae, ...

In the Andean highlands near Lake Titicaca, Sebastian Quimicchi — an Inca from the town of San Pedro de Cocharcas — ...

Each year, we ask schools in the east metro and western Wisconsin for names of their top graduates, however they define them.

"It was sitting in a barn for so many years and it was just completely untouched. It was beyond dirty. It was so black that ...

The tariffs wars involving global economic powerhouses such as the U.S. and China are being felt even in such distinctly local places as your regional amusement park.

Pope Leo XIV greets Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, a bishop of the Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate, during a ...

Forgotten about for years in a Connecticut barn, a painting from 17th century Dutch painter Frans Post fetched more than $7 million in a Sotheby's auction last month. "View of Olinda, Brazil, with the ...

The auction house holds its first dedicated sale of Indigenous Australian art since the passing of Klingender, who was instrumental in developing the market for this category. Opening at the National ...